Job Title: Axway SecureTransport Engineer - Product Specialist 5
Job Code: OH 810865
Client: State of Ohio - JFS
Location: Ohio -
Remote Duration: Until 06/30/2027
Rate: $70/hr W2 (All Inclusive) | $80/hr C2C/1099
Interview: Microsoft Teams
Closing Date: 09/08/2026 at 4:00 PM
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-10 hours/day within JFS core hours of 7:00 AM-6:00 PM ET
On-Call: Subject to an on-call rotation for mission-critical file transfers
Position OverviewThe State of Ohio is seeking an experienced Axway SecureTransport (ST) Engineer / Product Specialist 5 with strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting Advanced Routing (AR) for Managed File Transfer (MFT) environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Axway SecureTransport, RHEL/Linux administration, enterprise security, routing, certificates, and Tier-3 troubleshooting in regulated and mission-critical environments.
Key Responsibilities- Design, build, configure, and support Axway SecureTransport Advanced Routing.
- Configure routing policies, routes, partners, transfer sites, subscriptions, schedules, and SLAs.
- Perform Tier-3 troubleshooting across ST, operating system, network, and application layers.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and implement remediation.
- Manage SFTP/SSH, HTTPS/TLS, FTPS, and PGP/GPG security protocols.
- Manage users, roles, partner configurations, certificates, keys, and access controls.
- Develop scripts for log parsing, certificate validation, and routing checks.
- Monitor transfer health, routing flows, partner failures, and certificate expirations.
- Manage certificate lifecycle activities including CSRs, issuance, renewal, and trust/key stores.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, runbooks, technical documentation, and knowledge articles.
- Collaborate with application, security, network, and business teams.
- Support security hardening, audits, compliance activities, and vulnerability remediation.
Required Skills- 5+ years administering Axway SecureTransport in production
- 5+ years Linux/RHEL system administration
- 3+ years designing/supporting Axway Advanced Routing
- 3+ years Tier-3 troubleshooting across ST protocols and routing
- 3+ years enterprise security, including:
- SSH
- PKI
- PGP/GPG
- TLS
- Certificates
- Strong knowledge of SFTP, HTTPS/TLS, FTPS, and MFT
- Experience with routing, policies, partner configuration, subscriptions, and transfer sites
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
Preferred / Highly Desired- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- Linux, Security, or Axway certifications
- Experience with Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring platforms
- Experience with load balancers, firewalls, NAT, DNS, IP subnets, and routing
- Experience with CIS/NIST security hardening
- Experience managing certificate/key rotation
- Experience in highly regulated or mission-critical environments
Primary SkillsAxway SecureTransport | SecureTransport Advanced Routing | MFT | RHEL/Linux | SFTP | SSH | HTTPS | TLS | FTPS | PGP/GPG | PKI | Certificates | Tier-3 Troubleshooting | Enterprise Security | Routing | Partner Management | Monitoring | Automation/Scripting
This is a remote position.
